Service Credits Overview

Each ArcGIS Online subscription includes a supply of shared service credits. The quantity of service credits is determined by the User Types within the organization. Creator and GIS Professional each include 500 service credits. Field Worker and Editor each include 250 service credits. Additional service credits can be purchased at any time and are good for 24 months.

What requires service credits?

You can use service credits in exchange for storage, analytics, demographics and lifestyle maps. Use the chart below or visit our documentation page for more information.

How many service credits do you need?

The chart below shows how many service credits you will need depending on the services you plan to use.

What does not require service credits?

Most of what you do with ArcGIS Online does not require service credits, for example:

Accessing the data you store in ArcGIS Online in apps.

Using ArcGIS Online foundation maps and data (basemaps, Landsat imagery, landscape layers, live traffic, and other live feeds).